Dad's Birthday

Phil celebrated another year earlier this month, and he celebrated it by taking the day off. Oh, and beginning work on painting our living room. It was an odd way to start the day, though, because both kids had school. It was the first time that both Phil and I have been home without the kids, and it was nice to talk without being interrupted. Phil was even blessed to receive a phone call from Uncle D from all the way across the ocean. Phil was able to paint an entire wall before he had to run and get Jeremy from preschool since I had a conference call for a potential freelancing job, which I ended up getting. (Yea me!)

Beginning the painting job.

The color is called Cruzan blue, or something along those lines.

After Riley got off the bus from school that afternoon, we had Phil open all his presents, which the kids helped me wrap the night before. Who me, procrastinate? Afterward, we all hopped in the car and drove to a restaurant to meet up with Papa and Nana for a nice meal. The kids had fun playing with the grandparents, and our tummies were happy with the delicious food. Both kids started to melt down, though, by 6:30, so we said our good-byes and headed home.

Opening presents (and note the lovely chair rail in the background).

Posing with the kids and his gifts (chocolate, DVDs and
a body pillow cover). Yeah, we know how to live it up!

And we cannot forget that instead of a birthday cake, we honored Phil's birthday with the traditional homemade Rice Krispie treats. Happy birthday, to the best dad of my children. :)